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Patent GB-2481924-A (GB)
Title: Animal exercise and feeding apparatus
Inventor: CHAMBERLAIN HELEN
IPC: A01K5/02
Filed: 2010-01-08
Abstract: A feeding mechanism for animals, particularly pets, comprises a scanner, microchip and means for regulation and provision of food. An animal identification means scans animal identification implants for an identification signal indicative of an animal. When an authorised animal is identified a storage hopper is activated to dispense a predetermined amount of animal feed into a bowl for the animal, when an unauthorised animal is detected close to the feed or the bowl, a repellent, such as a puff of gas, squirt of water, loud noise or other sudden stimulus or shock is generated, so as to frighten off the unauthorised (intruder) animal. In an alternative embodiment the invention also includes an exercise device, which has a projector arranged to shine an image at random over a given area. A sensing means determines how effective an animal is at the device and a score calculated. Upon reaching a given score the animal is rewarded with a treat, which may be food.
Patent GB-2481742-A (GB)
Title: A composite inductor/capacitor
Inventor: HARRISON MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: H01F27/00
Filed: 2010-02-17
Abstract: A composite inductor/capacitor including spaced apart sheets of conductive material formed into a spiral with the sheets being spaced apart by a dielectric material with terminals being provided on opposing sheets at opposite ends. A gapped or ungapped ferrite core may form a magnetic loop path about the component. Multiple conductive layers may be used to vary capacitance, inductance and load handling. The component may find application in high frequency (above 2OkHz) power converters (such as series-resonant power converters, phase-shifted Zero Voltage Transition full-bridge converters, asymmetric half-bridge ZVT converters or parallel- resonant converters), high frequency induction heater circuits, high frequency welder circuits and the like.
Patent GB-2497569-A (GB)
Title: Exterior cladding insulation panel
Inventor: ISHAQUE ASSIM
IPC: E04F13/08
Filed: 2011-12-15
Abstract: The panel comprises an outer layer which may be extruded thermoplastic and may further comprise internal connecting bridges 12 which in use provide added rigidity. An inner insulating layer 7 comprises a closed cell thermal insulation material preferably expanded polystyrene foam. In use, the panels are secured to a building using the screw slots 2 and a rear recess 11 allows a further panel to overlap the screw slots. The rear of the panel may feature air and moisture vents 13 to disperse trapped moisture and gas between the wall face and the rear of the panel 10. The panel may further comprise a stability groove 4 and a protrusion 9 to locate panels in use.
Patent GB-2485703-A (GB)
Title: A sigma-delta analogue-to-digital converter using an RC integrator
Inventor: WULFF CARSTEN
IPC: H03M3/02
Filed: 2012-02-14
Abstract: An integrated-circuit, continuous-time, sigma-delta ADC has a single-ended input Vin, a reference input Vref, and an Earth connection. The input signal is converted to a current by resistor Rin and balanced by an OTA RC integrator against a switched feedback current flowing through Rref and an offset current flowing through Roffset.Â  The ADC is linear over a large input range and occupies a small IC area. The full-scale and mid-scale input voltages, which depend on the Rin/Rref and Roffset/Rref ratios, may be adjusted under processor control by varying the resistors Rin and Roffset. A clocked comparator CMP is connected to the integrator output and its output D controls the switch. The comparator and the OTA receive a common reference input of Vref/2. The comparator output may be fed to a counter which provides a digital output DOUT representing the proportion of cycles for which D is high.
Patent GB-2500881-A (GB)
Title: Stent holding structure for introducers
Inventor: HENDRIKSEN PER
IPC: A61F2/24
Filed: 2012-03-30
Abstract: An implantable medical device includes a carrier element having a distal holding member 60 which includes a proximal connecting element which is attached to a guidewire catheter and a distal connecting element 68 which is attached to a dilator tip. A proximal connecting element includes a plurality of ribs 74 which have a perpendicular shoulder 80 spaced from an enlarged head 82. The shoulder 80 supports an endmost stent 92 of a device held by the distal holding member 60. Guide wires 98 pass through lumens in the ribs 74 and enlarged head 82, these guidewires 98 being substantially straight. The ribs 74 support an implantable medical device both in the longitudinal direction and in the radial direction. The device 90 can also be pulled rather than pushed by means of the introducer assembly.
Patent GB-2501089-A (GB)
Title: Extension for an offshore structure
Inventor: HALL DAVID LEONARD
IPC: E02B17/00
Filed: 2012-04-11
Abstract: The invention relates to an extension for an offshore structure 1 and comprises an original structure 10 having a main platform 11 supported via a foundation 40 on a seabed; and an extension structure 20 having a platform extension 21 positioned laterally of the main platform and a platform extension support 22 which extends downwardly from the platform extension, into contact with the foundation, so as to support the extension structure directly on the foundation. A later embodiment relates to a bearing (60 figure 6) for permitting rotational and translational movement, the bearing comprising an outer bearing element (61 figure 6), an inner bearing element (62 figure 6) and an outer bushing (63 figure 6).
Patent GB-2501879-A (GB)
Title: Offshore aquaculture system
Inventor: BROSH SHAY
IPC: A01K61/00
Filed: 2012-05-08
Abstract: An offshore aquaculture system 100 comprises a semisubmersible platform 110 having storage and maintenance facilities 115 for supporting aquaculture with an attached framework 120, to which net covered rigid aquaculture cages 130 are attached and used for aquaculture. The cages are movably connected and controllably positioned according to sea conditions. The cages may be sunk or raised to protect the aquaculture products, and all maintenance and feeding is carried out by crew onboard the platform 110. The cages have a vertical dimension larger than their horizontal dimension and are vertically movable with respect to the platform by means of a motor (141) controlled by a control unit (150) according to sea conditions as measured and anticipated by measurements from meteorological sensors.
Patent GB-2503446-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for selective catalytic reduction device slip detection
Inventor: WILLIAMS GAVIN
IPC: F01N3/20
Filed: 2012-06-26
Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for estimating the amount of ammonia output from a Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) device 20 located in the exhaust system of a vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine. A NOx sensor 44 is located downstream of the SCR to monitor the output of the SCR device and provide data for controlling the dosage of a reductant supplied to the SCR. The NOx sensor is sensitive to NOx which may be output from the SCR when it is under-dosed but is also sensitive to ammonia which may be present when the SCR is over-dosed. Consequently the signal from the NOx sensor is a combination of the NOx and/or ammonia levels in the exhaust. The method and apparatus for estimating the amount of ammonia output from the SCR determine a NOx conversion efficiency of the SCR using a variance of a NOx input measurement from a NOx sensor 42 located upstream of the SCR and a variance of a NOx output measurement from the NOx sensor 44 located downstream of the SCR. An estimate of the actual NOx output from the SCR is then determined using the measured NOx input value and the NOx conversion efficiency of the SCR. The resulting estimate of NOx output is used in conjunction with the measured NOx output to determine the ammonia output by subtracting the estimated NOx output from the measured NOx output to provide an estimate of the ammonia output.
Patent GB-2504556-A (GB)
Title: A method of demisting or defrosting a windshield of a vehicle by directing hot air from a vent in a pattern over its surface
Inventor: KURIKESU GIJO
IPC: B60H1/34
Filed: 2012-08-02
Abstract: A method for defrosting, or defogging, a vehicle windscreen directs a stream of heated air towards the windscreen 10 from a vent 24. The vent comprises at least one adjustable air flow guide 26 to change the direction of the air stream according to a predetermined pattern (fig 5); with a higher amount of heated air directed towards the drivers side 36. The predetermined pattern consists of a lateral sweeping motion across the windshield, with a lower rate of change of direction while directed towards the drivers side. Alternatively the vent can comprise an actuator 30, 32 and the adjustable air flow guide consists of a number of parallel guide vanes 28. The vent is located in the lateral centre of the dashboard. The actuator may be a stepper motor 30 having a controller to make adjustments according to the predetermined pattern.
Patent GB-2508620-A (GB)
Title: Locknut assembly
Inventor: ARCHER VICTOR CAMPBELL
IPC: F16B39/24
Filed: 2012-12-05
Abstract: A locknut assembly comprises a nut 18 and a compression washer 20. The nut 18 has a head portion 22 and a retention portion 24. The retention portion 24 extends from the head portion to a free end, distal to the head portion. The retention portion 24 is frustoconical such that the free end has a diameter which is smaller than a diameter of the end of the retention portion 24 adjacent the head portion 22. The compression washer 20 comprises a ring member with an inner bearing surface which has a minimum diameter which is greater than the diameter of the free end of the retention portion 24 but smaller than the diameter of the retention portion 24 adjacent the head portion 22.
Patent GB-2505733-A (GB)
Title: Gate hanging assembly
Inventor: CASSIDY MARTIN
IPC: E06B11/04
Filed: 2013-02-14
Abstract: A gate hanging assembly 1 includes a gate attachment 3 having a gate-holder 3b and a locking means 3a. The assembly also includes a support 4, preferably a gatepost, having a receiver 5 for the gate attachment. The gate attachment is reversibly moveable from a first position where it slides into and/or through the receiver to a second position wherein the locking means engages with the support to lock the gate attachment in place. The gate-holder engages with and retains a gate 2 to the support so that the gate is pivotable about the support. The receiver in the support is preferably a mortise. The gate attachment preferably consists of an integrally formed hook-type locking means with an eyelet for holding the gate. In further aspects, a method of forming a support member and a method of hanging a gate are provided.
Patent GB-2500785-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable cockspur handle
Inventor: RIDGWAY NIGEL
IPC: E05B1/00
Filed: 2013-02-25
Abstract: The adjustable handle 1 comprises a projection or spur 3 which, when in the locked position, overlaps a frame member (shim s, Figure 1a) of a supporting frame. A set gap width is present between a mounting surface of a fastening member portion 4 and the spur, with the spur and/or the fastening member being adjustable to vary the set gap width. A spacer portion (6a-c, Figures 4 and 5) may be attached to the spur or the fastening member in order to adjust the set gap width. The spacer may be releasably attachable or permanently bonded, and may be provided in a set of at least three different widths. The edges of the spacer portion may be rounded and/or arranged to overlap the edges of the spur base. The spacer may also be attached by separate fastening means, for example one or more screws.
Patent GB-2513660-A (GB)
Title: System for connecting a display over a general-purpose data transport
Inventor: TURNOCK MARTIN ANDREW
IPC: G06F13/10
Filed: 2013-05-03
Abstract: Providing output to a display over a general-purpose data transmission medium, such as USB, LAN or Wi-Fi so that the display means can interact with the computer outside the operating system (OS). Provides a plurality of display interface components which maybe software such as drivers or hardware interface modules. Each component is associated with a respective stage of operation of the computer which is configured to use a respective one of the display interface components during each of a plurality of distinct operational stages. This allows display output during multiple operational stages of the computer. The operational stages may include operating stages prior to booting, after booting and during booting of the OS so the display maybe output during boot or pre-os or any of the operational stages. Operating stages may include powering up, booting, running and shutting down of OS and computer. Stages may also include stages of OS installation.
Patent GB-2515488-A (GB)
Title: Air conditioner having angled heat exchangers
Inventor: ANDREW DAVID
IPC: F24F13/30
Filed: 2013-06-24
Abstract: An air conditioner including a frame 14 defining an inlet 30 and outlet 32 and having an upper end 22 and a lower end 24 that supports the frame on a surface, a fan 16 to generate an airflow between inlet and outlet, and a first heat exchanger 18a including a first end adjacent the air inlet, a second end adjacent the air outlet, an air inlet face that extends between the first end and the second end, an air outlet face that extends between the first end and the second end and faces opposite the air inlet face, and a longitudinal axis (28, Fig. 4) that extends through the first and second ends between the inlet and outlet faces. The longitudinal axis of the heat exchanger is inclined between 3 and 20 degrees from the airflow direction. There may be two or more heat exchangers 18a-18d arranged in a v-shape. The air conditioner may be a modular system comprising first and second sets of heat exchangers in either a first configuration with the first heat exchangers, or a second configuration with both sets of heat exchangers, arranged between the sides of the frame.
Patent GB-2521338-A (GB)
Title: Text selection
Inventor: BAKLANOVS ALEKSANDRS
IPC: G06F17/21
Filed: 2013-09-26
Abstract: Selecting text within a displayed document comprising the steps of displaying a document comprising continuous text, receiving user input defining a single continuous area of the displayed document, the defined area covering text within the displayed document that is non-continuous, and capturing the text within the defined area. The user may define a series of points that are connected by lines forming a simple irregular polygon that defines the area. Objects can also be selected with the tool, and multiple areas can also be selected in the same way, all of which can be of any shape that the user desires. The user may draw multiple shapes at the same time using a press of a specified key creating one or more selections that can be pasted together but in separate pieces.
Patent GB-2518631-A (GB)
Title: Power converter for a computer device and method for operating a power converter
Inventor: DOERING ANDREAS
IPC: G06F1/26
Filed: 2013-09-26
Abstract: A power converter is connectable to a computer device 20 that requires a stable input voltage v1 by a coupling circuitry 30 and comprises a voltage regulator 11 controlling an actual output voltage v2 based on an output reference voltage v3. The output reference voltage v3 is determined and equals a sum of the stable input voltage v1 and the product of the resistance R30 of the coupling circuit 30 and the current I1 measured at the output of the voltage regulator. Coupling circuit 30 can comprise serial wires and connectors and be the sole connection between the converter and the computer device. The output reference voltage v3 can be determined using a temperature compensated resistance of the coupling circuit that can be based on an ambient temperature measurement (fig 4, 17) and a stored temperature compensation model. There can be plural groups of computer devices each group having a regulator for which the output reference voltage v3 is determined as the sum of the input voltage v1 for the group and the product of coupling circuit resistance and measured current of the group. The stable input voltage,v1, the resistance R30 and the temperature compensation model may be stored in a memory that is queried to calculate the reverence voltage.
Patent GB-2503858-A (GB)
Title: A sawhorse
Inventor: GERAGHTY CYRIL MARTIN
IPC: B25B1/06
Filed: 2012-04-05
Abstract: A self-adjusting and self-locking sawhorse ( 1 ) made up of a frame ( 2 ) for holding an item ( 4 ) in a cantilevered position and self-adjusting jaw means on the frame for receiving the item, the self-adjusting jaw means being automatically responsive to the size of the item to hold the log in the sawhorse.
Patent GB-2505602-A (GB)
Title: Protecting a control vector in a cryptographic system
Inventor: KISLEY RICHARD VICTOR
IPC: H04L9/08
Filed: 2012-05-15
Abstract: A method for protecting a control vector in a cryptographic system includes validating parameters passed to a parameter database, computing a length required for control vector CV data, preparing an optional block in accordance with a result of the computation, converting the CV to a format for a standardized key block while copying the converted CV into the optional block and updating optional block data in the standardized key block.
Patent GB-2515849-A (GB)
Title: Heat pipe-based spent fuel pool passive residual heat removal system
Inventor: ZHENG MINGGUANG
IPC: G21C19/08
Filed: 2012-06-20
Abstract: A heat pipe-based spent fuel pool passive residual heat removal system. Same has several partitions (6) arranged around the inside of a spent fuel pool (3), where the heights of the partitions (6) are all lower than the height of the spent fuel pool (3), and has multiple evaporation-end heat pipes (4) arranged between the exterior of the partitions (6) and an inner wall of the spent fuel pool (3), where these evaporation-end heat pipes (4) are divided into several groups. Top outlets of each group of evaporation-end heat pipes (4) are extended to the outside of the spent fuel pool (3) and are connected to an inlet of a riser (10). An outlet of the riser (10) is connected to top inlets of a group of condensation-end heat pipes (7) comprising multiple condensation-end heat pipes. Bottom outlets of the group of condensation-end heat pipes (7) are connected to an inlet of a downcomer (5). An outlet of the downcomer (5) is extended downwards into the spent fuel pool (3) and connected to bottom inlets of the group of evaporation-end heat pipes (4). The present invention employs the heat pipes for cooling the spent fuel pool, so that a heat pipe working medium exchanges heat by phase change to implement low temperature difference, high efficiency heat exchange, and relies on density difference for natural circulation and driving, thus fundamentally eliminating reliance on a power source and personnel, and thereby implementing long-term passive high efficiency heat exchange for cooling of the spent fuel pool.
Patent GB-2523346-A (GB)
Title: Free form fresnel lens
Inventor: LEWIS RICHARD
IPC: G02B3/08
Filed: 2014-02-20
Abstract: An improved Fresnel lens 21 may be created on any shape of base surface and allows light 20 from any source point on one side of the lens to be focused to any point 23 on the other side where either the source or focus can be at infinity, wherein the lens comprises a free form central optical zone (1, figure 1) and a plurality of transition surfaces (2) between optical zones (4, 5). The transition surfaces preferably have a shape that reduces optical losses and scattering. The modified shape of the transition surfaces may prevent undercuts to allow the part to be removed from a mould. The lens may be formed on a cylindrical base surface (figure 4) and offers an improvement on conventional circularly symmetric Fresnel lenses.
Patent GB-2509292-A (GB)
Title: Method for inhibiting the plugging of conduits by gas hydrates
Inventor: KLOMP ULFERT CORNELIS
IPC: C10L3/10
Filed: 2012-12-17
Abstract: A method for inhibiting the plugging of a conduit containing a flowable mixture comprising at least an amount of hydrocarbons capable of forming hydrates in the presence of water and an amount of water, which method comprises adding to the mixture an amount of a functionalized dendrimer effective to inhibit formation and/or accumulation of hydrates in the mixture at conduit temperatures and pressures; and flowing the mixture containing the functionalized dendrimer and any hydrates through the conduit wherein the functionalized dendrimer comprises at least one ammonium functional end group.
Patent GB-2527349-A (GB)
Title: Improved vaporizer and vaporizing method
Inventor: OGLESBY CIARAN
IPC: A24F40/57
Filed: 2014-06-19
Abstract: An inhalation device for vaporizing volatiles in organic material comprising an oven 105 for heating organic material, a controller 116 for controlling the actual temperature of the oven, and is adapted to adjust the actual temperature of the oven towards a desired temperature, and further adapted to automatically adjust the desired temperature for the oven. Preferably there is a temperature sensor 109 coupled to the controller, and the desired temperature has an initial value of 185oC and a final value of 220oC and is automatically increased from the initial value to the final value in steps of 3oC over a period of 20 minutes. Preferably the controller is configured to monitor drops in actual temperature and therefore determine that inhalation has occurred, then automatically increase the desired temperature in incremental steps of 3oC from 185oC to 220oC. Additionally the device may include a timer, connected to the controller, which is used to shut down the device after a predefined shutdown time of 15 minutes, and reset the timer when an inhalation from the device has occurred.
Patent GB-2528681-A (GB)
Title: Exhaust after-treatment system
Inventor: BLYTH MICHAEL
IPC: F02D41/02
Filed: 2014-07-28
Abstract: A method of conditioning an exhaust system 106, specifically regeneration of a Diesel or gasoline particulate filter (DPF or GPF) 106. The method comprises providing a power unit including an internal combustion engine 102 and an exhaust system. The power unit can operate in a first and second modes, and provides a requested torque to a transmission 104 in each mode. The engine exhaust possesses a first characteristic, such as temperature or oxygen content, which is at a first level in the first mode, and a second level in the second mode. The method further comprises determining that the exhaust system needs to be conditioned, and entering a cyclical mode to condition the exhaust system, wherein the power unit cycles repeatedly between the first mode and the second mode. The power unit may further comprise an electric machine 103 which provides a first percentage of the torque in the first mode, and a second percentage of the torque in the second mode.
Patent GB-2529155-A (GB)
Title: Control method, system and device
Inventor: DEELEY ANDREW
IPC: H04H60/23
Filed: 2014-08-08
Abstract: A computer-implemented control method for a rented television 100 comprises receiving at a digital signal receiver 102 broadcast permission data which has been broadcast over a digital broadcast medium. A permission data file is accessed and validated. Dependent upon the outcome of the validation an operation is performed by permission control unit 106 to restrict or enable functions of the television receiver. The method may be used to remotely disable rental television receivers for which no rental payment has been received. The restriction may serve to render the display 110 and/or audio functions inoperable. Also disclosed is a control system for a rented television which is capable of supporting the steps of the above method.